HMS Cameleon (1910)

HMS Cameleon was an Acorn class destroyer of the Royal Navy, built in 1910 and sold for scrap in 1921.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cameleon.

In Valletta harbour, Malta, 1917
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Cameleon
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Glasgow
Launched: 1910
Fate: Sold for scrapping 15 November 1921
General characteristics
Class and type: Acorn class destroyer
Displacement: 772 tons
Length: 246 ft (75.0 m)
Beam: 25.2 ft (7.7 m)
Draught: 8.5 ft (2.6 m)
Propulsion: 4 Yarrow boilers, Parsons turbines, 13,500 shp (10,100 kW)
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h)
Complement: 72
Armament: 2×4" BL Mk VIII, 2×12 pdr 12 cwt, twin tubes for 21" torpedoes

References
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  • March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.
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